Friday, July 13, 2012

"Left-right climate group quietly weighing proposals for carbon tax"

From The Hill's E2 Wire:

A broad coalition of advocates has been meeting quietly to discuss a
path forward on climate and fiscal policy, including proposals for a
carbon tax.

The ad-hoc, left-right group has held several
closed-door meetings since 2011, most recently gathering on Wednesday
afternoon at the conservative American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in
Washington, D.C.

The meetings follow the 2010 collapse of
cap-and-trade legislation on Capitol Hill, and occur at a time when many
Republicans are hostile to any proposals to limit greenhouse gas
emissions.

David Jenkins of ConservAmerica, which was formerly
called Republicans for Environmental Protection, has been attending the
meetings and described them as “casual, brainstorming conversations.”...MORE